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Louis Ecklar, 78, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at Clifton Villa Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired kiln setter with Charles Taylor and Son Co.
Survivors include daughters, Daisy Mae Cooper of Crittenden, Ella Lois Lawrence of Dry Ridge and Nancy Lorene Adams of Lexington; brothers, Chester Ecklar of Corinth and Delbert Ecklar of Minerva, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Lela Engle, 83, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Ruby Blanding Dykes Garland, 92, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Centerville Methodist Church and United Methodist Ministry.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Beckman Garland Sr.; sons, Benny Garland of Vevay, Ind., and David Ray Garland of Lexington; daughters, Anita Mynear of Lexington and Bessie Rainey of Paris; a brother, Raymond Dykes of Paris; a sister, Jennie Whalen of Cynthiana; a half-sister, Tabitha Dykes of Cynthiana; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the church.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Mary Elizabeth Hoffman Hedges, 79, of Florence, died at 7:03 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a former order clerk with Superior Jewelry and Novelty Co., and a member of Florence Baptist Church. Her husband, James Thompson Hedges, died in 1979.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Caldwell of Florence; a sister, Margaret Cave of Hebron; brothers, Billy Hoffman of Canton, Mich., and Woody Hoffman of Midland, Mich.; and one grandchild.
Services were today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
R. Sidney McNutt, 71, of Highland Heights, died Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired consultant with YMCA of USA and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Highland Heights. He was a member of Crescent Squares and Beechmont Squares, and a past president of Sertoma Club, Cincinnati. He was treasurer for Kentucky Kuzzins and a member of Avelon-Bellevue Lodge No. 657 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Sensel McNutt; sons, David C. McNutt of Cincinnati and Robert S. McNutt Jr. of Oxford, Ohio; a daughter, Beverly M. Scott of Phoenix; a stepdaughter, Sharon L. Pavey of Highland Heights; a stepson, Robert C. Ewing of Japan; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Covington Scottish Rite Foundation, 1553 Madison Ave., Covington, 41014, or the church, 2916 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights 41076.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Mary A. Sexton, 95, of Southgate, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a founding member of St. Therese Church in 1927. She was also a member of the church Altar Society.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia A. Beck of Valley Center, Calif., and Colleen Lohstroh Ware of Cold Spring; and 23 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was Monday. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor or to St. Therese Church. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, handled arrangements.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
James A. "Bud" Smith, 71, of Louisville, formerly of Burkesville, died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ash Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He was a retired self-employed interior designer and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, J. Alexander Smith of Ft Thomas; a stepson, Brock Lehmann of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; a daughter, Elsi Pelly of Smiths Grove; stepdaughters, Ann Kirk Lehmann of Ft. Thomas and Linda McCormick of Bay Village, Ohio; a brother, Charles Smith of Burkesville; sisters, Faye Morris and Elizabeth Brake, both of Louisville; one grandchild and four step-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Burkesville Cemetery. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Anna Mae Sullivan, 87, of Falmouth, died Sunday at her daughter's home in Demossville. She was a homemaker and a member of Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Falmouth. Her husband, Wilbert E. Sullivan, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Stephens and Wilma Russell, both of Butler, Edith Priddy of Louisville and Marlena Brown of Demossville; sons, Ralph Sullivan of Latonia and Paul Sullivan of Butler; 21 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Turner Ridge Cemetery
Fund. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Irene H. Ware, 97, of Newport, died at 8:38 a.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a retired seamstress with the former Gidding-Jenny department store in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a cousin, Helen Schweitzer of Ft. Thomas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery
Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 04-22-1997
Vincent Pelstring, owned paint store
Vincent E. Pelstring was a downtown Covington retailer for about 40 years.
Mr. Pelstring, 83, of Covington, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. He was a retired owner of Pelstring Paints and a past president of the Covington Optimist Club and Covington Chamber of Commerce.
He was one of the original investors in the Northern Kentucky Industrial Park in Florence, said his wife, Cleon Hiltz Pelstring.
Mrs. Pelstring described her husband as one of the most honest and ethical men she knew.
"He enjoyed helping people. And he always gave his customers a good deal."
Mr. Pelstring was a member of Pike Street Merchants Association and a past president of Blessed Sacrament Church Holy Name Society. He also was a former member of Summit Hills Country Club.
Other survivors include a son, Dr. Mark Pelstring of Ft. Wright; daughters, Carolyn Gastright of Covington, Linda McDermott of New Orleans and Nancy Connelly of Cookeville, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington 41011, or to charity. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 04-23-1997
Marguerite Leonard Cline, 77, of Crescent Park, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Announced on: 04-23-1997
Leila Durham, 89, of Dayton, died at 9:29 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired sales clerk with Lazarus Department Stores. Her husband, Earl Durham, died in 1973.
Survivors include sons, Arlo Durham of Delmar, Del., and Lowell Durham of Highland Heights; daughters, Uarda Russell of Cincinnati and Sharron Blackburn of Demossville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati 45242.
Announced on: 04-23-1997
Bobby Eades, 50, of Erlanger, died Monday at his home after a long illness. He was a regional sales manager with Safety-Kleen Co. in Elgin, Ill.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Eades; a daughter, Elizabeth Eades at home; his parents, Guy Eades of Wilmore and Alma Eades of Frankfort; sisters, Bonnie Maddox of Hustonville, Ruth Cochran of Stanford, Kathy LaVey of Lexington and Nellene New of Frankfort; brothers, Kenneth Eades of Stanford, Con Eades and Manuel Eades, both of Georgetown, Keith Eades of Elizabethtown and Randell Eades of Danville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, and 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bobby Eades Memorial Fund, in care of Mayfield Neuro-Science Foundation, 506 Oak St., Cincinnati 45219.
Announced on: 04-23-1997
Ray Egan Jr., 54, of Covington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Kroger Co. and a youth softball and baseball coach. He was a District No. 28 Knothole Baseball supervisor and athletic director at St. Benedict Church, Covington. He was a member of the church's Holy Name Society and coach of Cottage A.C. Little Boys team in Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Farmer Egan; sons, Ray Egan III and Chris Egan, both of Covington; a daughter, Mindy Ballinger of Covington; brothers, Thomas Egan of Falmouth and Richard Egan of Independence; a sister, Anne Wilson of Ft. Wright; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Fri day at Swindler and Currin Fu neral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hos pice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Announced on: 04-23-1997
